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Volume 15, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2040-2457
  • E-ISSN: 2040-2465

Abstract

This editorial addresses the ongoing collective trauma that is affecting us all around the globe, including weather crises, ongoing wars and political strife, and how the arts can help to address the associated individual and global stress, including how the arts have always served to depict, illuminate and heal, helping to bring a sense of order within chaos and overwhelm. The editorial also outlines the contributions of the authors of articles and notes from the field, demonstrating first-hand how the arts are used to inspire, stimulate and motivate us to address the growing collective anxieties and trauma that is occurring in our world.

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